Receptacle.



.. H.. CLIFTON.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ?. I9I6.

ll 8,524. A Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

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NELs n. CLIFTON, or DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

RECEPTACLE.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l', NELS R. CLIFTON, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Duluth, in the county of StALouis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled` in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements` in receptacles, such as cans and the like for holding tobacco, and the primary object is to provide the receptacle with a longitudinally adjustable bottom for holding the tobacco in such'J position that access may be easily had thereto as it is discharged from the receptacle. y

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in' construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very eiicient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in View, my invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referredY to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

ln the accompanying drawing:

Figure-1 is a vertical longitudinal section showing my device applied; i

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

F ig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; and

Fig.4 is a detail perspective view of the sliding bottom.

In the present -embodiment of my invention, I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing .a tobacco can of the conventional type whichis used for carrying smoke ing tobacco. The can comprises a casing l which has open ends, the upper end being mvided with a hinged cover 2, while its lbwer end is provided with an inwardly projecting flange 3 which extends a short distance from the edge.. The casing 1 may be of any vdesired shape, but in the accompanying drawing, I have shown the same 'to be of the Yconventional shape, which shows the same to be of a slight width.

When a portion of the contents of a receptacle of this character is removed, the sur- Speciication of LettersBatent.

longitudinally with respect thereto.

. rial placed Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Application/filed August 17,1916. Serial No. 115,447.

' move the proper amount of tobacco.

Toovercome these objections, l have provided the casing 1 with asliding bottom 4 which comprises a plate having its outer edges 5 conforming substantially to the shape of the interior of the casing. This bottom plate 4 is slidably mounted within the casing, and is adapted to freely move The inturned flange 3' at the bottom of the casing will prevent the bottom from dropping therefrom, and will also form a rest and stop for the bottom when the casing is full.

The side edges of the sliding' bottom plate are provided with a plurality wardly extending spaced fingers 6 The spaced fingers 6 are posite ends of the plate, stantially to the rounded the casing. rlhe fingers 7 are flat and are spaced at opposite points along the side edges of the bottom as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of lthe drawing. This bottom plate 4 with the upturned fingers 6 and 7, are all preferably formed integrally, of sheet metal, and the fingers will consequently be slightly flexible, and will be adaptedto move into and out of tight frictional engagement with disposed at the opand conform subopposite sides of `the inner wall of the casing.

The fingers 6 and 7 of the bottom plate are of suicient height and width so. that when the casing is filled, the contents thereof will, when brought into engagement with these ngers, force the same outwardly against the adjacent inner wall of the casing. The contents of the casing may be either tobacco wrapped in paper cartons, or loose tobacco compressed. However, matetherein under sufiicient pressure will, owing to the construction of these lfingers, force them outwardly for the aforesaid purpose. This frictional engagement with the inner wall of the casing whileynot in any way preventing thebottom platefrom sliding longitudinally withinsaid casing, will prevent any undue movement of the same, and allow the bottom Aplate yto be adjustedl in various longitudinal positions of up-v and 7.

along the casing. Tn addition to this, the ngers will also preventtlie bottom from tilting. t

As the tobacco, when this receptacle is used as a tobacco can, is removed or poured from the upper end of the casing7 and it is desired lto force the remaining contents toward the top so that it will be easily accessible, it will be only necessary to move the sliding bottom plate 4 upwardly the required distance, and owlng to the frictional engagement of the lingers with the. inner wall of the casing, the bottom will be held in such position. This overcomes the necessity of digging into the can, and injury to the users fingers in attempting to'reach tobacco which is well down in the casing, is prevented.

This longitudinally adjustable sliding bottom will also be prevented from tilting by the spaced fingers on the outer edge of the same, and will always be disposed across the bottom of the casing. l[t\will be impossible for the bottom to drop therefrom, owing to the inwardly projecting flange 3 at the lower end of the casing. The casingl may be of any desired shape, it only being necessary that the sliding bottom conform to the same shape, and be provided with the upwardly projecting ngers of sucient widthto permit the aforesaid frictional engagement when the device is inoperation.

From the foregoing description of the construction and operation of my improved i engagement tobacco-receptacle, the manner of applying the same to use, andthe operation thereof willvbe readily` understood, and it will be seen that I have provided a cient device of this character for carrying out the objects of the invention.

I claim.: Y

v A device of the class described comprising a casing havinglopen ends, an inwardly prof jecting ange on the lower edge-of said casing, a movable' bottom in said casing comprlsing aplate with its edges snugly engaging the inner wall ofv said casing, and upwardly projecting integral spring lingers on said edges at each end and on opposite sides of theplate, said fingers being of a width and height to adord a suiiicient flexible between their outer faces and the inner wall of the casing to hold the plate normally stationary, said engagement being made continuous by the outward. pressure exerted on the inner faces of the ingers by the closely pressed contents of the casing, whereby the plate may be longitudinally adjusted in the casing and will be prevented` from tilting when moved.

Ink testimony whereofT have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NELSR. CLTFTON.

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